How India Won Back Maldives's Trust

The avoidable stresses and strains in ties helped in one way.It showed for the entire region how a matured India handled diplomatic relations, especially with a smaller and suspicious neighbour,......

'It's A Difficult Road Ahead For Vijay'

'There was a time when a movie star could win an election just by stepping into politics. That era is over.' IMAGE: A fan pours milk on Vijay's poster to celebrate the release of his film The......

TN spiritual speaker lectures kids on karma, rebirth; faces heat

A motivational and spiritual speaker stoked controversy by his remarks on karma and rebirth, and allegedly blamed children for their struggles in life on Teachers Day, prompting the Tamil Nadu......

'Pakistan Intelligence Have Killed Hundreds Of Baloch'

'If the government sincerely addressed the issue of missing persons, it would alleviate 80% of the grievances in Balochistan.''No matter how many development projects Islamabad announces for the......

Adani gives Teachers' Day lecture at college that rejected him

Gautam Adani had in the late 1970s applied to join a Mumbai college for education, but the college rejected his application. Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters He did not pursue education but turned......

''Growth Expected To Be 1% Below Last Year'

'A possible post-election growth momentum may be lost.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Ashima Goyal, external member, Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), who voted......

'Industry Has To Help Us'

'There will be 200 ITIs developed as hubs, while 800 will be developed as spoke, connected with five National Skill Training Institutes.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The Skill......

ADIF files complaint with CCI against Google for anti-competitive practices

The Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF), an industry body for startup ecosystem and app developers, on Monday filed a complaint with the Competition Commission of India (CCI) against......

'Manthan Is My Most Influential Film'

'The censor board asked me for some strange cuts.''Otherwise, they would have given me an 'A' certificate.''One cut was where Girish Karnad was explaining artificial insemination in cattle.''These......

India Is All Set To Shine At Cannes

IMAGE: Kani Kusruti in All We Imagine as Light. With an entry in almost every major section of the 77th Cannes film festival, which kicks off on Tuesday, May 14. with French musician-filmmaker......

'Stop Pitching Urdu Against Hindi'

'Urdu is the language of Hindustan.' IMAGE: Gulzar launches a series of paintings, Ghalib & Gulzar, by Shahid Rassam in 2015. Photograph: Sahil Salvi Even at 89, the awards aren't stopping any......

How Do We Prepare For LA 2028? We Don't.

You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044.Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding -- and it is this trifecta India needs to work on,......

India get sleep doctor on board to assist Olympians

IMAGE: General view of a  bed in an apartment at the Olympic and Paralympic athletes village ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics. File Photograph: Benoit Tessier / Reuters India's athletes are......

Narang targets record haul at Paris Olympics

‘Mood is upbeat as first teams arrive in the Olympic Village,’ says India's Chef-de-Mission Gagan Narang Photograph and video: Kind courtesy SAI Media/X As the first teams arrived in......

'Love you Dada': Special B'day message for Ganguly

Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI/X Former cricketers Manoj Tiwary and Munaf Patel extended wishes to former India captain Sourav Ganguly on his 52nd birthday. Ganguly, who was regarded as the 'God......

RCB Restores Bengaluru Lakes

Keeping a promise they made last year, Royal Challengers Bengaluru have contributed to the efforts to resolve the water crisis that has gripped Bengaluru for the last couple of months,......